NSW farmers will be urged to use a new app to fill gaps in 'prototype' DPI drought mapping

Alex Druce
May 3 2018 - 4:00pm
The state’s farmers will be encouraged to download a free app to collect and send photos, rainfall information, ground cover and soil moisture stats to ground-truth conditions for the Department of Primary Industry’s new Enhanced Drought Information System. Photo by Bessie Thomas.
The state’s farmers will be encouraged to download a free app to collect and send photos, rainfall information, ground cover and soil moisture stats to ground-truth conditions for the Department of Primary Industry’s new Enhanced Drought Information System. Photo by Bessie Thomas.

FARMERS will be tasked with plugging the gaps in the state’s new meteorological network as Local Land Services moves away from on-ground monitoring.

Alex Druce

Alex Druce

Senior Journalist

Politics and rural issues journo in Sydney. Give me a yell at adruce@fairfaxmedia.com.au

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